USA and UK: Torino Piemonte Aerospace business missions

The aerospace sector of the Piedmont region is organising two business missions aimed at setting up new contacts in the UK and the USA: from 24 to 26 February, in the Midlands, the heart of England, where Britain’s largest aerospace cluster (including Rolls Royce) is located; and from 10 to 14 March in California’s Silicon […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Schedule change: Events celebrating the Lateran Pacts (Italian Embassy to the Holy See, 18 February 2014)

A ceremony will be held on Tuesday 18 February 2014 to celebrate the Lateran Pacts and the revision of the Concordat. The ceremony will take place at the Italian Embassy to the Holy See (Palazzo Borromeo) in the presence of senior figures from the institutions of the State and of the Catholic Church. The bilateral […]

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Pakistan – Italy co-sponsor of the Karachi Literature Festival

The recent Karachi Literature Festival – one of the subcontinent’s most important literary festivals – was a great success, attracting over 60,000 visitors. More than 120 panels were organised over three days with the participation of a large number of Pakistani and foreign authors and speakers. The festival was co-sponsored by the Italian embassy in […]

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Brazil – Italy puts culture “on the field” for the World Cup

Cultural cooperation is growing between Italy and Brazil, and will get a special boost during the World Cup soccer championship. Italian Ambassador to Brazil Raffaele Trombetta met recently with President of the Clube do Choro Henrique Lima Santos in an effort to strengthen collaboration within the context of “Italia na Copa”, a cultural review being […]

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NOTA DI SERVIZIO PER I REDATTORI CAPO: Recall – Eventi celebrativi dei Patti Lateranensi (Ambasciata d´Italia presso la Santa Sede, 18 febbraio 2014)

A ceremony will be held on Tuesday 18 February 2014 to celebrate the Lateran Pacts and the revision of the Concordat. The ceremony will take place at the Italian Embassy to the Holy See (Palazzo Borromeo) in the presence of senior figures from the institutions of the State and of the Catholic Church. The bilateral […]

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Expo – Road show in the U.S. 26 February – 4 March

The association ItaliaCamp and the EXPO 2015 Italia pavilion will stage a road show in the U.S. from 26 February to 4 March: a delegation of 100 persons from research and business spheres representing every Italian region. A first stop on Wall Street will offer an opportunity for the Italian delegation to attend the presentation […]

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Marò: Bonino thanks Kathy Ashton for “much appreciated” statements

“I very much appreciated the statements by Kathy Ashton — whom I thank — in support of the strong conviction that our navy marines must not be tried on the basis of the Indian anti-terrorism law”. Minister Bonino commented on the stance recently expressed by the EU High Representative for Foreign Policy. “This is a major […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy: Japan: Italian exports perform strongly in 2013

The Italian-Japanese trade figures for 2013 published by Japan’s customs authorities confirm the strong performance of Italian exports. In spite of the weakening of the yen against the euro, our exports rose by 21.8% in yen (and over 8% in real terms). This produced a trade surplus of 4 billion euros for Italy, even though […]

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“Digital Natives”: IT and the Montessori method in the kindergarten – conference at the Farnesina

Teaching information technology (IT) at nursery school to guide children towards an informed use of the new technologies. That is the challenge being tackled by the Farnesina’s Montessori-method kindergarten, which has embarked on an experimental project that was illustrated this morning [14 February 2014] at the “Digital Natives” conference at the Ministry. In his introductory […]

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Italy-Africa Initiative (Farnesina, 20 February 2014)

The session will open with addresses by Foreign Minister Emma Bonino, Health Minister Beatrice Lorenzin and the Under-Secretary for Agriculture Policies, Maurizio Martina. The closing address will be given by the Deputy Foreign Minister, Lapo Pistelli. Minister Bonino introduced the Italy-Africa Initiative to the media and to the countries concerned on 30 December 2013. The […]

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Intervento del Sottosegretario Giro a “Più libri più liberi”

(Please check against actual speech delivered) sono lieto di partecipare a questo incontro perché il tema della cultura è centrale nell’azione della diplomazia. La politica estera è più efficace quando è mossa da una visione radicata culturalmente in chi è chiamata ad attuarla. E’ di corto respiro la politica estera istintiva, che si limita a […]

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Angola – 1000 young people helped by Italian Development Cooperation

“Children in safe cities: urban safety and children’s rights”, a 4-year project funded by Italian Development Cooperation and CIES, a non-governmental organisation, is coming to a close. CIES, which this week celebrates its 30th birthday, has been working with Angolan partners on the project. The initiatives have helped over 1000 children and young people through […]

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